HSC Unit 2 refresher for start of year

Which of the following is characteristic of a polytheistic religion? 

• Belief in many deities
• Belief in one deity 
• Belief in many angels 
• Belief in the holy trinity

Most adherents of Islam live in which part of the world? 

• North and South America 
• The Middle East 
• Asia Pacific region
• Europe

Which of the following identifies countries where monotheistic beliefs are more common? 

• India, Italy, Iran
• Ireland, Italy, Israel
• India, Japan, Thailand
• China, India, Brazil

A belief in mother earth and the healing power of crystals.

• New age spirituality 
• Monotheism 
• Polytheism
• Agnosticism

Which of the following is most likely to have led to disenchantment with traditional religious practices? 

• Traditional religious institutions embracing technology and science 
• Acceptance of changes in society and integrating these into religious practice
• The reduced importance of ethics in today’s world and the sharing of information 
• Controversies within religious institutions and the responses to past controversy

^{A divine being is seen to be separate and outside of the human; revealed to humankind through an intermediary.}
Which of the following incorporate a belief in the concept of transcendence into their worldview? 

• Agnostics, atheists, humanists
• Muslims, Christians, Jews
• Christians, Buddhists, Agnostics
• Scientific humanists, New Agers, Catholics

In 2002 people came together in the Domain in Sydney to remember those killed in the Bali Bombings.   This is an example of the religious dimension providing 

• Monotheistic prayer.
• Islamic fundamentalism
• Transcendental transformation
• Social cohesion

Which of the following is an animistic belief?

• Spirits existing within everything in the universe
• One supreme God, ruler and creator
• A range of gods keeping the Earth in perpetual motion
• Worshiping spirits so as to have a joyous afterlife

From largest to smallest, what is the distribution of religions across the world? 

• Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism 
• Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism
• Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism 
• Catholicism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism 

Religion has often been an instrument of social change and transformation.   Which of the following organisations have aided this religious movement? 

• St Vincent de Paul Society 
• Atheist Alliance International
• Oroton International
• Australian Recycling Alliance